Woe Betide Me

My Attendant will be leaving me in the care of someone who remains a stranger to me tomorrow afternoon. That will be cause for much meowing and gnashing of my fangs. I detest when I am largely left to my own devices.

Oh, I will be fed, but only once a day. And I shan't get my little sip of skim milk while she is gone. My Attendant was horrified one time a year or so ago when she had left instruction to give me a few drops of skim milk..the person left in charge of my care poured in too much. What is worse, she did not take up the hot soured milk and so it curdled in the dish until my Attendent came back again.

However, although it is costing a pretty penny as she calls it, for me to be cared for, I am well worth it and too, I believe she has found a winner of a pet sitter this time. This person is bonded, insured and certified. And it shows. The person I had to attend to me prior to this one brought in cat fleas, unknown to my Attendant, and so I was covered with fleas as was my home. That took several hundreds of dollars to alleviate, factoring in the high cost of chemical treatment for me, and having to have all of the carpets shampooed again.

I make it worth her while however in my care for her. Several weeks ago, my Attendant fell quite ill for a short time. It concerned me so much, I sat at her feet though she did not notice, and put my healing front paws on her feet to channel my love to her. Soon she was all better. She said it was a reaction to an allergy pill..a prescription one. I made her dissolve those left and put them in coffee grounds.

But tomorrow, she leaves me at noon and will not return until Sunday afternoon. I shall be so lonely with no one to kiss me and hold me tight. Of course, I kiss her too and hold her in the night.

Think well of me...I will be all alone.

The Admiral sleeps...

Birds off the port bow!

Good news! It is a warm and sunny day. So, my portholes are open so I may watch the birds. Unfortunately, though they look oh so tasty, my human attendant will not open the glass door to let me go catch them. So, I will amuse myself watching them until the warmth of the sun makes me drowsy. Yawn.... it may be working already.... yawn...

It's A Topsy-Turvy World!

In a most startling development, I have been spurning my treasured Chicken Hearts 'n Livers Fancy Feast. I seem to have gravitated, at least for the time being, over to the Friskies camp. I am not sure what has caused me to turn a cold furry shoulder to my perennial favorite. Perhaps I am doing this simply as a ploy to drive down the cost of Fancy Feast. Maybe it is a scheme to addle my human servants. Either way, I want my plate replenished regularly. And now to supervise and work and .... (yawn)... perhaps, after a quick nap...

Ahoy, ye land lubbers, ye!

My attendant was not well several evenings ago and thus not as able to serve me and my needs. So, I did the right thing and positioned myself at their feet so as to put myself into service for them as they have done for me so often. It is the way of the SW. She showed all of us by example.

However I have otherwise been quite busy at my desk drawing up plans and causing my ship to be refurbished as it has been several months since I was on a mission. I grow weary of staying here.

More importantly, I must needs attend a problem. Yesterday, I sent a runner out on my behalf to complain about the tiresome behavior of the rats I have in the cage next to my desk. They are there to power the device I use for communication. The rats are paid well by their company and by me. I see no use in these constant breaks and lying about eating, they are taking and thereby interrupting my conversations with Princess Katherine. How extraordinarily embarrassing. If I had been on the communications device with the Supreme Wirdle..I would have been summoned to the Palace for a dressing down, and it not my fault.

I heard back via runner that the Rat Seller would be here today to see about the problem and address the remedy with the already well paid rats. We will see. I may have to petition the SW for remedy. THEN the company will be sorry, I dare say.

I have work to finish before this evening is done. So I will bid you goodbye for now. My claws are almost permanently tipped with ink from all this writing.

Admiral Hestorb

My Attendant

My attendant decided to copy a friend and do a post on her own blog, not mine, regarding twenty mundane things about herself. I cannot do that as there is absolutely nothing mundane about me.

I have eaten well today, slept well and in between those times, I have planned a sea voyage. I have missed the salt air and the wind in my fur. I had my attendant sew an elastic band onto my Admiral's hat so that it would cease falling into the sea. What a bother. I have to send my humans in to retrieve it and sometimes I lose a human. That creates a lot of paperwork, hence, we have the elastic band. It is rubber actually, as elastic has not been invented yet.

My fangs have become faintly yellowed from lack of barnacle chewing. That barnacle chewing is what keeps them sparkling and that is a cosmetic reason I wish to go out to sea again as I am out of barnacle supply at this time. I also have an edict from my own Ruler to sail, conquering new lands and while sailing, I will take the time to see my family members who are in other Lands.

I have to ready myself for a patrol in this home. A report will be forthcoming. Stand by and...avast! Me Hearty! Stuff like that! Ahoy!

Smooth Seas Ahead

All is well in my kingdom. There was a difficult patch when a wild monkey escaped the zoo and ran aomk. But, he was contained and sent back to the zoo. Now I am back on my routine patrols over the palace and keeping down the population of full cans of Fancy Feast.

I heard there was too much Tartar Control Pounce. I may have to intervene!

Grouchy Kitty

I have been grouchy today. I did not get my Fancy Feast on time yesterday. So, it is payback time today. I am focusing my wrath upon the human servants. I don't care what lame excuses they have for being late with the feast. When my cute furry tummy starts rumbling for deliciousness, someone has to pay! I have spurned and stayed under the bed a good bit today to make sure my displeasure has been most clearly communicated. After enough amends have been made and everyone has come to me groveling, begging for my forgiveness, I finally condescended and allowed myself to be seen. The Fancy Feast was heaped upon my regal plate, so I guess I should go ahead and forgive. I hope they learned their lesson today.

A Fresh Step

I have arranged to import a large supply of Fresh Step litter for use in all Schulmanicus litter boxes. I prefer the fragrance free variety, as the perfumes upset my allergies. I am now having all stores on Schulmanicus, Atkinos and Gran Maru stock only this variety.

Also, recent imports of Fancy Feast have been of great help in keeping smiles on kitty faces in the area. I have been dispensing and dispensing with case after case of Chicken Hearts & Livers Fancy Feast. Yummy!

How can there be no Fancy Feast?

I was forced to send my attendants out to search for, of all things, my favorite Fancy Feast--- sliced hearts and livers. Here in my land, there were no flavors at all, that I favored. I cannot believe that the merchants allowed the supply to dwindle and disappear altogether. Believe me, The Supreme will hear about this. She already has been told about that lack of oversight. I sent a runner to her a week ago. The Envoy have just arrived there I was told. The Supreme Wirdle was told of my dilemma and that I was dependent on Friskies no less a thing and quite out of sorts.

The Supreme has send two cases of chicken hearts and livers to me from her private storage vaults to tide me over until the grocers here in my own district come back up to speed. They shall hear about this again from me as I am calling a meeting. Tails will be pulled, believe you me. This shan't happen again or I will know the reason why!!

However to happier news, there are special guests arriving here in my Land tomorrow. I am most pleased to be able to offer them Fancy Feast. I was quite worried that I would be unable to do so. I have prepared to go out hunting and so I have gathered an entourage just for that purpose. I may yet do so and as an added treat to my guests, they will join me.

I must be about my preparations for my soon to arrive guests.